Foot tendinitis?

[fleblebleb]

Has anybody here had tendinitis in their feet? I have problems with the tendons that go down from the inside of the calves, on the inside of the ankle, to the soles of the feet. Don't know what these tendons are called unfortunately. It all started with a sprain when laybacking a thin, slightly overhanging crack. Annoying stuff. Any advice beyond icing? Anecdotes? Offers to help with amputation?

[Sphinx]

My Achilles hurt a bunch a few years back. I got different shoes and took it easy for a while. No problems now.

[Courtenay]

Have you tried stretching? Take a peek here for ideas on care for the ankles, Achilles, feet and calves: http://www.bodyresults.com/s2calves.asp and http://www.bodyresults.com/E2Anklesprains.asp and http://www.bodyresults.com/E2footcare.asp. Beyond that, find something that you CAN comfortably do -- does it hurt to walk, run, cycle, hike? What DOES NOT hurt? You may be more comfortable swimming or biking for a while. Have you quickly increased your activity level recently? Have you had a rest/day off in a while? (What's your exercise program like?) Do you stretch or include strength training? Best advice: if you do a lot of bouldering, stay away from hard drops onto the feet until you increase the strength in your ankles. No amputation yet. Good luck.

[maryk]

Hey fleb, from the sounds of what caused the injury, it's probably not tendinitis. Sounds like a strained/pulled tendon or possible muscle, and the continued over-use has not allowed it to heal. Still, very hard to tell without real knowledge or more detail. If you haven't already, my not very astute advice is to see a doctor.

 

[glassgowkiss]

you most likely need to get fitted witha pair of orthodics. you van get heat molded footbeds at REI or Feathered Friends in Seattle. Sounds like you have developed plantar faciatis

[Courtenay]

Actually, it doesn't sound like plantar fasciitis to ME unless the pain you're experiencing is on the BOTTOMS of the feet near the heel. So which is it, tendons to the sides of the ankle, or fascia on the soles of the feet? If the latter, then take a look at what you can do about it at http://www.bodyresults.com/E2plantarf.asp. Good luck and give us more details.

[Norman_Clyde]

I frequently find myself going back to the anatomy book when I see someone with lateral or medial ankle pain, to make sure I have the tendons right. On the medial aspect (i.e. the inside) there are three tendons wrapping around the posterior (heel) side of the medial malleolus (the knob on the inside of your ankle): the tibialis posterior, which helps to flex your ankle, the flexor digitorum longus, which flexes your smaller toes, and the flexor hallucis longus, which flexes your big toe. I would estimate that you strained the toe flexors, which are IMO more likely to be stressed beyond safe capacity in a rock climbing situation. This would not be a whole lot different from a tendonitis of the hands, unfortunately. Of course I'm speculating an awful lot. But if you've had it for a while and it's not improving, best to get some professional advice which includes an exam.